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  • Kelsey Grammer joins Expendables 3

    Kelsey Grammer joins Expendables 3

    MUMBAI: A deal is almost set for Grammer to be playing the role of Bonaparte, an ex-mercenary who will be helping the Expendables in their mission. He had been known to be selected to play the role of shrink-turned-radio host Dr Frasier Crane; he has now switched to being the tough guy.

     

    The cast already includes Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Harrison Ford, Mel Gibson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Terry Crews, Antonio Banderas, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren and Wesley Snipes.

     

    Grammer recently worked with Stallone in Reach me. He has a new series line up with Lionsgate’s Lawrence. He is repped by UTA and Category 5’s  Brian Sher.

  • ‘Expendables 3’ gets newcomer Glen Powell on board

    ‘Expendables 3’ gets newcomer Glen Powell on board

    MUMBAI: After getting some big names, a newcomer has joined the cast which already includes Sylvester Stallone, Harrison Ford, Mel Gibson and Antonio Banderas. Powell will be playing a lead role. He will be playing a highly trained combat veteran, an expert hacker and a drone pilot.

    Bruce Willis, who was in the first two movies had been struck off the cast list after demanding a higher price for his role. He had asked for $4 million as compared to $3 million that had been offered to him for a four day shoot.

    Lionsgate has come up with a release date of 15 August 2014. Stallone will return as Barney Ross, who takes the team on yet another high octane mission. Patrick Hughes is directing. Screenplay is done by Stallone and Richard Wenk.

    Jackie Chan and Nicholas Cage are also said to have small appearances. Powell has worked in The Dark Knight Rises and upcoming Red Wing. He is repped by Resolution and Untitled.

  • Mel Gibson, Antonio Banderas join ‘Expendables 3’

    Mel Gibson, Antonio Banderas join ‘Expendables 3’

    MUMBAI: News is that Mel Gibson and Antonio Banderas have joined The Expendables 3 ensemble, the Millennium Entertainment pic that already picked up Harrison Ford to add to the cast that has begun to resemble the Old Timers Day game held annually at Yankee Stadium.

    Recently Bruce Willis had a fallout with the franchise on grounds of demanding more remuneration for the assignment. Stallone took to Twitter to respond with Willis is lazy and greedy and will no longer be a part of the third installment.

    Sylvester Stallone continues to bring in aging action muscle for the franchise he hatched back in 2010. The only action stars left to be added by Stallone and Millennium are Jeff Speakman and Brian Bosworth. They seem to be about the only action heroes who haven’t joined the beefcake brigade, just yet?

  • Bruce Willis left ‘Expendables 3’ over $1 million-a-day fee demand

    Bruce Willis left ‘Expendables 3’ over $1 million-a-day fee demand

    MUMBAI: Bruce Willis has left the Expendables 3 and according to Sylvester Stallone it was because he was greedy and lazy. Stallone stunned Hollywood by tweeting “WILLIS OUT . . . HARRISON FORD IN!!!! GREAT NEWS!!!!! Been waiting years for this!!!!,” then following up with a second tweet reading “GREEDY AND LAZY . . . A SURE FORMULA FOR CAREER FAILURE.”

     

    Apparently Willis said that he would leave unless he got $4 million for four days. He was supposed to get just $3 million. Consecutively Stallone got Ford to join the cast. Willis’ reps at CCA did not wish to comment on this.

     

    Willis was recently seen in Red 2, which grossed just $80 million worldwide. This installment of The Expendables has a budget of more than $90 million and is set to release August 2014. In addition to Stallone and Ford, the cast includes Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Statham, Mickey Rourke and Wesley Snipes.

  • Expendables 2 takes pole position for second week in a row

    Expendables 2 takes pole position for second week in a row

    MUMBAI: For the second week in succession, Expendables 2 maintained its number one position at the US and Canadian box office with $13.5 million in ticket sales from Friday till last Sunday.
    The film, starring Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger has earned $52.3 million during two weekends.
    Action sequel, The Bourne Legacy, took the number two spot with collections of $9.3 million in its third weekend. Para Norman, the film which released a week ago raked in $8.6 million.

  • Dark Knight Rises still on top in fifth consecutive week

    Dark Knight Rises still on top in fifth consecutive week

    MUMBAI: Weak overseas box office intakes enabled The Dark Knight Rises to again rule the No. 1 spot for the fifth consecutive week pushing the film‘s overseas gross total past that of its predecessor, The Dark Knight that released in 2008.
    The $20.6-million weekend tally recorded by The Dark Knight in 61 overseas markets was this year‘s third lowest for a No. 1-ranked title. But, in spite of this, the Christopher Nolan-helmed film totaled its foreign accumulation to $487.8 million, which is $18.1 million more than Dark Knight‘s $469.7 million.
    The gap, in mention, should widen since The Dark Knight opens in Greece this week, China on 27 August and in Italy on 29 Aug. The two biggest markets of the film, to date, are the UK and Australia.
    The weekend‘s notable foreign circuit newcomer was undoubtedly The Expendables 2 that stars Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Chuck Norris, Jean-Claude Van Dammes and Arnold Schwarzenegger among many others.
    Universal opened the Millennium Films-Nu Image Films action sequel.
    Upon opening, the film took the top market spot with $7.9 million drawn from 750 sites. This was 45 per cent bigger than the opening tally grossed by The Expendables in 2010. In Italy, the film recorded a No. 1 debut gross of $2 million at 259 locations.
    In the UK, the film tallied $2.8 million (including previews) at around 450 situations.
    The total gross of Russia, Italy and UK stands at an estimated $12.7 million.
    It may be remembered that the original Expendables had grossed $171.4 million overseas compared to $103.1 million in the US and Canada.

  • Sylvester Stallone loses son Sage

    MUMBAI: Sylvester Stallone‘s 36-year-old son Sage has expired. It is reported that his death was caused by a possible overdose of pills.
    Sage, who made his big screen debut along with his father in Rocky V,was found dead in his apartment Friday afternoon.

    Sage was planning to get married, his attorney as reportedly said. His mother is Sasha Czack, who was once married to Stallone.

  • Stallone to pair with Schwarzenegger again

    Stallone to pair with Schwarzenegger again

    MUMBAI: Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger have been teamed by Summit Entertainment for a film titled The Tomb about a thrilling prison escape.

    The film, to be produced by Summit Entertainment, will be directed by Swdish filmmaker Mikael Hafstrom. While Stallone will play a structural security expert, Schwarzenegger will be an inmate. 

    Incidentally, Schwarzenegger had earlier teamed up with Stallone for a cameo in The Expendables and The Expendables 2, due to hit the silver screen in August.

    Recently, both Schwarzenegger and Stallone ran into each other for shoulder surgery at the same hospital.

  • Accident grips The Expendables 2 shoot

    Accident grips The Expendables 2 shoot

    MUMBAI: A stuntman died while another injured while shooting for star-studded Hollywood action film The Expendables 2 in Bulgaria, it is understood.

    The incident occurred while the two men were shooting a scene involving an explosion in a rubber boat near a dam on Lake Ognyanovo in southwestern Bulgaria last Thursday.

    The production unit of the film, written by Sylvester Stallone, was shooting in the mountain resort village of Bansko where the accident happened. “It is with great regret that we confirm this unfortunate accident,” said a statement by producers Image/Millennium Films. “Our hearts go out to the families and those on the production affected by this tragedy,”the statement added.

    The Expendables 2, starring Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis and Jean-Claude Van Damme, is a follow-up of the 2010 action blockbuster. The film has been scheduled for release in August next year.

  • Arnold Schwarzenegger signs second film

    Arnold Schwarzenegger signs second film

    MUMBAI: Arnold Schwarzenegger, who some time ago marked his return to films when he signed up for The Last Stand, is in talks to star in an action film Captive.

    The film will have him play an American real estate mogul who is kidnapped and held for ransom. The character, he will play, is held in an armoured truck hidden in a Sao Paolo landfill from which he tries to escape.

    No other casting announcements have yet been made.

    Once a director for the film is finalized, the filmmaker Furls Films hope to start filming Captive next year.

    Schwarzenegger‘s link to the film comes days after it was revealed he will play a small role in Sylvester Stallone‘s The Expendables 2.